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Osteomyelitis (OM) is a rare complication of catheter related sepsis after central venous catheter (CVC) use. The prevalence, characteristics and diagnosis of OM in patients with intestinal failure (IF) receiving long term parenteral nutrition (PN) through CVCs have not previously been described.This was a retrospective study from a prospectively maintained database of patients referred to a National...
Patients with Intestinal failure (IF) on long-term nutritional support (IF Type 3) through parenteral nutrition (PN) require invasive venous access to provide nutritional compounds. Central venous catheters (CVC) are at risk of complications including microbial infections and occlusion. Occlusions can be resolved by administering parenteral solutions to achieve patency. However, we report an alternative...
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